Improvement in garters



..cation, vin whichl showing-the construction of the garter.

garter, which is made of wire twisted and bent the garter, and constructed with two hooks,

a a, on oneof its edges. -The garter -is made of iine spring-wire coiled in 'such manner as L `UlSiITEE -vST-ATES .PATENT GFFICE.

. HENRY A. HOUSE, CE BEIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN GARTERS.

Specification forming partof Letters Patent No. 109,617, dated N ovember 29, 41870, l

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing garter applied. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 areviews Similar letters Aof reference indicate corre` sponding parts in the several figures. This invention relates to a new and improved garter for ladiesrand childrens use.

The invention consists in an elastic metallic in such manner as to producea dat strip having loo s or eyes on each edge for receiving a -hooke fastening, and allowing `the garter to be adapted to larger or smaller limbs, as may be required.

The following is a description of my new article of manufacture: fsf

.In the aocompanyingdrawings, A represents the elastic garter, and B the claspthereof, which latter is suitablysecnred to. one end of Amented to suit the taste.

to present a flatness indibated in the drawings, and a row of loops or eyes, ee, along each edge. The mode of producing such'a coil mightbe ill ustratedl by taking two round rods,l and, while holding them parallel to each other and at a short distance apart, wind a wire in a lspiral manner aroundthe rods, carrying 'it from one to the other, that the wires formingfthecoilsLcross-a commonvceuter betweenthe rods. This produces a iiat spring, which presents two eyes for receiving hooks a a at each coil, and which consequently yallows the said hooks to be appliedv to any one of the coils throughoutthe length -of the garter, and

to draw equally on'both of its edges.

If desirable, the garter thus made can be covered with some light material and ornawill not be liable to injure the wearer. Having described my invention, what I claim' as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,'

which point the wires forming the coils cross,

thus making fastening-eyes on both sides of as described.

center, substantially HENRY A. HOUSE.

Witnesses:

'GEORGE C. BISHOP, J. H. VIN TON.

It`is durable and A coiled-spring garter the coils of which are on opposite sides of a common center, at 

